Lt. Gen.  Angel J. Mazo da Pena

First and Middle Name: Angel J.
Surname: Mazo
2nd Surname: da Pena
Rank: Lieutenant General
Branch: Air Force
Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1952
Birthplace: Vic (Barcelona) Spain
Nationality: Spanish

Courses and symposia

• Pilot Screening Course (3 months, Air Force Academy, San Javier, Spain).
• Supply Course (6 months, Air Force Academy, San Javier, Spain).
• Basic Pilot Training Course (6 months, Air Force Academy, San Javier, Spain).
• Instrument Flying Training Course (6 months, Transport Pilot Training School, Salamanca, Spain).
• Instrument Flying Instructor Course (3 months, Transport Pilot Training School, Salamanca, Spain).
• Transport Training and Transport Instructor Courses (3 months, Transport Pilot Training School, Salamanca, Spain).
• USAF Specialized English Language Course (2 months, Lackland AFB, San Antonio-Texas, USA).
• USAF Undergraduated (8 months) and Advanced (1 month) Navigator Training Courses (Mather AFB, Sacramento-California, USA).
• C-130 Overwater and C-130 Tactical Navigation Courses (3 months, Little Rock AFB, Little Rock-Arkansas, USA).
• Forward Air Controller (2 weeks, Air Support School, Sevilla, Spain).
• ADP Supply Executive Course (2 weeks, Cuatro Vientos, Spain).
• NATO Electronic Warfare Introductory Course (1 week, NATO School SHAPE, Oberammergau, Germany).
• Peacekeeping Operations Course (1 week, NATO School SHAPE, Oberammergau, Germany).
• Air Staff Course (15 months, Air Staff College, Madrid, Spain).
• Defence Resources High Level Management Course (2 months, High Level Military Studies School, Madrid, Spain).
• NATO Defence School Senior Course (23 weeks, Rome, Italy).
• 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1991 NATO & Commonwealth Airborne Airtrials Symposia (1 week each, respectively: Brize Norton UK, Pisa IT, Toulouse FR and Zaragoza SP).
• Brigadier General promotion course.
• Airbus pilot transition course.
• NATO Defence School Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course (1 week, Rome, Italy).
• CESEDEN Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course (2,5 months, Madrid, Spain).
• CESEDEN Defence Course (3,5 months, Madrid, Spain).

Current Security Clearance: NATO Cosmic Top Secret and EU Top Secret.

Language skills

• English (SLP 4.4.4.4), standing.
• French (SLP 4.4.4.4), standing.

Other specific expertise

• Computer literate and typewriter.
• NATO Defence Planning.
• NAEW&C Programme.
• Management and Organization.

Research papers

• C-130 vulnerability and self-protection.
• The Spanish Air Force Officers' Transition from Flying to Management.
• Public Opinion, Media and Spanish Armed Forces.
• NATO and the Mediterranean basin.
• International Negotiations by the Spanish Armed Forces Officers in Today's Defence and Security Framework.

Flying hours

• Around 6.500 hours, nearly half of them onboard of C-130's Hercules and the rest on eleven different types of aircraft. His last aircraft pilot qualifications were Falcon-900B and Airbus-310.

Promotions

Decorations

Civilian:

• Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of King Carlos III, Commander (10-03-2004).
• Royal and American Order of Queen Isabella the Catholic, Numerary Commander's Star (21 - 03-2005).
• Senior Officer Cross of the Order of the Libertador, Republic of Chile.

Military:

• Royal and Military Order of San Hermenegildo: Great Cross, Plaque, Command and Cross.
• Aeronautical Merit (white badge): Great Cross, 1 st Class Cross (two of them), 2nd Class Cross.
• Military Merit Cross, white badge (2nd class).
• Kuwait Liberation Campaign Medal, of Saudi Arabia Government.
• Saint George Cross of Portugal, 1st class (joint merit).
• French National Defence medal (golden class).
• One Honourable Mention.
• Six Special Mentions of Distinguished Services; numerous letters and certificates of
  appreciation.